Mac OS X Metadata

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The purpose of this petition is to express support for the following proposal regarding the future of file system metadata in Mac OS X:

http://homepage.mac.com/jcs/.Public/metadata.txt

This proposal will be formally submitted to Apple as a "bug report" after an adequate number of supporters have come forward. Supporters will be listed in the submission to Apple as per the privacy preferences set on this petition form. Selected supporter comments (from this petition or via email) may also be added to the submission.

Comments and suggestions regarding the proposal should be sent to siracusa@mindspring.com

9674 Signatures

  • John Siracusa
    • Mac user since...
    • 1984
    • Comments
    • Help make Mac OS X Insanely Great.
  • Chaz Kelsh
    • Mac user since...
    • 1990
  • Joel Page
    • Mac user since...
    • 1984
  • Pio Pico
    • Mac user since...
    • 1998
    • Comments
    • I like Mac OS X the way it is!
  • Chris Alemany
    • Mac user since...
    • 1996, MacOS 7.5.3
    • Comments
    • I am an ADC Select Developer, and a Mac and Windows network/computer Admin. I believe the changes outlined in this document are imperitive if one of the many basic advantages of the MacOS over other Operating Systems is to be retained and grown.
  • Jon Nykдnen
    • Mac user since...
    • 1991
  • David Miller
    • Mac user since...
    • 1990
    • Comments
    • choice is a good thing.
  • James Grisham, Illini Media Company
    • Mac user since...
    • 1990
  • Mike Evans
    • Mac user since...
    • 1989
  • Logan
    • Mac user since...
    • 1991
  • Andrew Nanton
    • Mac user since...
    • 2001
    • Comments
    • I switched to Mac for the attention to detail, this would be a great compromise between mac functionality and file portability.
  • Joar Sjцstrцm
    • Mac user since...
    • 1989
  • Frank Linares
    • Mac user since...
    • 1989
  • Michael Pick
    • Mac user since...
    • 2000
    • Comments
    • metadata == the future
  • Nicholas Matsakis
    • Mac user since...
    • 1990
  • Eric Bangeman
    • Mac user since...
    • 1985
    • Comments
    • The current OS X system feels like a hack, and beneath what I expect from a Mac OS system
  • Brian A. Bauer
    • Mac user since...
    • 1986
  • Alex Fuller
    • Mac user since...
    • 1990
  • Henk Kampman
    • Mac user since...
    • 1985
  • Marc Boucher
    • Mac user since...
    • ...since the Mac 128K
    • Comments
    • Why move away from the better solution?
  • Sang Kim
    • Mac user since...
    • 2001
  • Mathieu Roy
    • Mac user since...
    • 1999
  • Fred DeVault
    • Mac user since...
    • March, '84
    • Comments
    • Endorsed without reservation
  • Chris Gehlker
    • Mac user since...
    • Mac 512k
    • Comments
    • An area where Apple can take the lead (again)
  • Brian
    • Mac user since...
    • 10
  • Justin Heideman
    • Mac user since...
    • Fall 99
    • Comments
    • Metadata is good. Why not just append file extension in network operations.
  • Cotton Tenney
    • Mac user since...
    • 1999
    • Comments
    • Get Met(adata)
  • Diego Iaconelli
    • Mac user since...
    • 1997
    • Comments
    • Metadata is one of the reasons I moved to MacOS- it just works.
  • Joseph Springsteen
    • Mac user since...
    • 1993
  • George Cooper
  • J Stratton
    • Mac user since...
    • 1986 (Mac Plus); 1981 (Apple II)
    • Comments
    • It's not good enough to be on par with MacOS 9 -- you have to be BETTER. Bring back the old HI Group!
  • Ian Ragsdale
    • Mac user since...
    • 1988
  • Kevin M. Unger
    • Mac user since...
    • March 2000
  • Muskie
    • Mac user since...
    • a long time ago
    • Comments
    • Meta data is very useful
  • David Girard
    • Mac user since...
    • 1993
    • Comments
    • sending a printer with a blank icon - not a good idea
  • Steve Shaner
    • Mac user since...
    • 1988
  • sean kim
    • Mac user since...
    • 1986
    • Comments
    • Next, i mean apple. stop messing around with things that made macos experience superior to windows
  • Simon Percivall
    • Mac user since...
    • 1991
    • Comments
    • I'm an amateur developer and works part time as a designer for a monthly magazine. I use MacOS because I feel more free and creative. Don't destroy that, Apple. More metadata is better, always. But it should be metadata, not extensions or the like. It's like replacing the icon with the "last modified" date. It's insane!
  • Ben Medina
    • Mac user since...
    • 1992
  • Eric Bin
    • Mac user since...
    • 1984
  • Philippe Champeaux
    • Mac user since...
    • 1989
  • Darby Lines
    • Mac user since...
    • 1986
    • Comments
    • As a long-time Mac advocate, I highly endose the above proposals
  • Andre Ervin
    • Mac user since...
    • 1986
  • Simon Spiegel
    • Mac user since...
    • 1995
  • David Brossa
    • Mac user since...
    • 1991
    • Comments
    • В
  • Marc Zeedar
    • Mac user since...
    • 1988
    • Comments
    • I've just started porting my sw to OSX and I've already run into awkward file type issues!
  • Joel Page
    • Mac user since...
    • 1984
  • BHATTY
    • Comments
    • Leverage Extensible Attributes. Do not forget them
  • Keith Rice
    • Mac user since...
    • 1988 or therabouts
  • Stefan Werner
    • Comments
    • I am a developer